- #1 Terra Invicta
98% matchVery Positive81% of 8,993 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: 4X 12.9% ★, Diplomacy 12% ★, Grand Strategy 10.6% ★, Moddable 7.2% ★, Historical 6.3%
- #2 Old World
98% matchVery Positive82% of 6,089 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 12.4% ★, Diplomacy 11.2% ★, Grand Strategy 10.2% ★, Moddable 6.7% ★, Turn-Based 6.3%
- #3 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
98% matchVery Positive86% of 370,999 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 98.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: 4X 15.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based 9.8%
- #4 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
98% matchMixed48% of 53,375 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.7 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Why similar: 4X 15.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Historical 7.9%, War 7.1%
- #5 HUMANKIND™
98% matchMixed69% of 28,222 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Historical 10.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #6 Sid Meier's Civilization® V
98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 208,610 reviews2010
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.0 hrsMean: 124.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, 4X 16.3% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Historical 10.2%, Grand Strategy 8.2% ★
- #7 Age of Wonders 4
98% matchVery Positive81% of 21,721 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.4 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: 4X 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Moddable 11.5% ★, War 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #8 Stellaris
97% matchVery Positive86% of 191,574 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.7 hrsMean: 142.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Why similar: 4X 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Diplomacy 12% ★, Moddable 8.2% ★, Sandbox 8.1%
- #9 Millennia
96% matchMixed67% of 3,745 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: 4X 15.8% ★, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Diplomacy 11.9% ★, Turn-Based 7.7%, Alternate History 7.4%
- #10 Dune: Spice Wars
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,234 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Management 9.1%, War 8.6%
- #11 Against the Storm
96% matchVery Positive95% of 35,439 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: 4X 17.3% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Moddable 11.6% ★, Historical 9.6%
- #12 Europa Universalis V
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 26,430 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 44.7 hrsMean: 89.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Historical 9.9%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #13 Europa Universalis IV
95% matchVery Positive88% of 135,857 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 279.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, 4X 14.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Historical 8.8%, Moddable 8.8% ★
- #14 Crusader Kings III
95% matchVery Positive91% of 137,375 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.9 hrsMean: 143.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, 4X 14.4% ★, Historical 12.2%, Moddable 9.5% ★, War 7.8%
- #15 Victoria 3
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 58,114 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Historical 10.8%, Economy 9.7%, Moddable 9.3% ★
- #16 ENDLESS™ Legend
95% matchVery Positive84% of 18,947 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 38.7% ★, Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Grand Strategy 6.6% ★
- #17 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
94% matchMixed60% of 22,962 reviews2014
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Why similar: 4X 27.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based 15%, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Strategy 8.6%
- #18 Manor Lords
93% matchVery Positive85% of 85,222 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: 4X 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Moddable 11.8% ★, Historical 9.3%
- #19 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
93% matchVery Positive82% of 92,451 reviews2019
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.9 hrsMean: 89.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
Why similar: Historical 20.5%, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, War 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 9.2%
- #20 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
91% matchMixed70% of 2,199 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Alternate History 10.9%, Historical 9.2%
- #21 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 12.3% ★, Diplomacy 11% ★, Grand Strategy 10.1% ★, Moddable 6.9% ★, Turn-Based 6.3%
- #22 Hexarchy
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,527 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 17.9% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Turn-Based 9.5%, War 8.5%, Historical 8.3%
- #23 Norland
87% matchVery Positive81% of 9,633 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Moddable 11.6% ★, Historical 9.3%
- #24 Galactic Civilizations IV
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,381 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: 4X 20.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Moddable 11.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #25 Heart of the Machine
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,813 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Diplomacy 16.3% ★, 4X 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Moddable 10.8% ★, Historical 8.7%
- #26 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,914 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Why similar: 4X 29.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Historical 9.5%, Moddable 9.1% ★
- #27 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,586 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Economy 10%, Tactical 7.8%
- #28 ENDLESS™ Space 2
86% matchVery Positive83% of 22,784 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Why similar: Strategy 67.1%, 4X 13.4% ★, Grand Strategy 4.6% ★, Turn-Based 4.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 4%
- #29 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
86% matchVery Positive81% of 9,553 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Why similar: 4X 41.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.3%, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Diplomacy 7.2% ★
- #30 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
83% matchVery Positive91% of 25,087 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, 4X 14.2% ★, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Historical 9.7%, Moddable 9.4% ★
- #31 Whiskerwood
83% matchVery Positive93% of 2,728 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: 4X 17.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Moddable 11.5% ★, Historical 9.6%
- #32 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
84% matchVery Positive93% of 16,235 reviews2012
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.3% ★, 4X 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Military 9%, Management 7.2%
- #33 Age of Wonders III
84% matchVery Positive80% of 12,745 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: 4X 31.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Strategy 14.3%, Tactical 5%
- #34 Galactic Civilizations III
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,369 reviews2015
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Moddable 14.8% ★, Turn-Based 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #35 Hearts of Iron IV
83% matchVery Positive90% of 359,811 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, War 12.1%, Historical 11.9%, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, Military 9.6%
- #36 ZEPHON
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,665 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.5%, Tactical 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #37 Total War: WARHAMMER II
81% matchVery Positive93% of 121,264 reviews2017
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 41.5 hrsMean: 180.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, War 14.4%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based 10.5%
- #38 Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,695 reviews2011
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
Why similar: 4X 28.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Diplomacy 6.5% ★
- #39 Imperiums: Greek Wars
80% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Diplomacy 11.4% ★, Moddable 8.3% ★, Historical 7.4%
- #40 Fantasy General II
80% matchVery Positive81% of 1,895 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: 4X 17.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.6%, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Tactical 8.8%
- #41 Hero's Hour 2
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Linux
Build grand cities, raise mighty armies, and fight massive battles to vanquish your foes in this turn-based strategy RPG auto battler. Powerful heroes at the head of unique factions bring endless possibilities as they lead armies of the dead, the living, and everything in between.
Why similar: 4X 14% ★, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Grand Strategy 11.7% ★, Turn-Based 9%, Moddable 7.1% ★
- #42 Steel Division 2
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,432 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Military 12%, War 11.3%, Moddable 10.1% ★, Historical 9.9%
- #43 Making History: The Second World War
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 284 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, 4X 11.7% ★, Moddable 9.1% ★, Turn-Based 8.8%, War 8.3%
- #44 Northgard: Definitive Edition
78% matchVery Positive85% of 67,966 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Why similar: 4X 22.2% ★, Moddable 13.6% ★, War 10.9%, Economy 9.9%, Tactical 8.2%
- #45 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
Why similar: 4X 16.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Historical 9.5%, Alternate History 8%
- #46 Rogue State Revolution
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 531 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: 4X 15.7% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, Turn-Based 8.8%, Historical 7.4%
- #47 Panzer Corps 2
76% matchVery Positive85% of 4,057 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 58.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Military 10.9%, Historical 10%
- #48 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
76% matchVery Positive82% of 16,826 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: 4X 30.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based 12%, Grand Strategy 11.7% ★, War 7.3%
- #49 Wartales
75% matchVery Positive87% of 34,145 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.8%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Co-op 16.2%, Sandbox 12%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #50 Strategeist
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, 4X 9.6% ★, Historical 9.5%, Alternate History 7.9%
- #51 Shadow Empire
75% matchVery Positive85% of 1,712 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Turn-Based 12.5%, War 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #52 Total War: WARHAMMER III
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 140,992 reviews2022
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 32.7 hrsMean: 152.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, War 16.1%, Strategy 9.3%, Tactical 8.8%
- #53 Master of Orion
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,101 reviews2016
Dev: NGD StudiosPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
Why similar: 4X 54.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Grand Strategy 7.8% ★, Multiplayer 3.5%
- #54 Oriental Empires
74% matchVery Positive80% of 2,988 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Why similar: 4X 22.6% ★, Turn-Based 13.3%, Grand Strategy 12.5% ★, Historical 11.8%, Military 8.2%
- #55 Alliance of the Sacred Suns
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatHawk Studios
Windows · Mac
Alliance of the Sacred Suns is a sci-fi grand-strategy RPG that begins with your coronation as the head of an interstellar Empire, and ends with your demise. Manage feuding noble houses and the schemes of would-be usurpers as you try to revive the glory of an Empire on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: 4X 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Moddable 9.5% ★, Turn-Based 9.5%, War 7.5%
- #56 XCOM® 2
72% matchVery Positive85% of 106,976 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 61.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.4%, Alternate History 16.7%, War 16.5%, Military 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%
- #57 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
71% matchVery Positive86% of 91,015 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 75.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Why similar: War 30.4%, Historical 21.3%, Strategy 19.5%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Co-op 5.9%
- #58 Rise of Hegemony
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lion Loewe
Windows
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: 4X 18.6% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, Alternate History 9%, Economy 8.4%
- #59 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
69% matchVery Positive88% of 42,245 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 54.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 35.4%, Co-op 26.2%, Multiplayer 20%, Strategy 14.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #60 Making History: The Great War
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 453 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Moddable 9.6% ★, 4X 9.4% ★, Historical 8.2%, War 7.8%